Thanks, @tinypaleokitchen!
To be fair, it may very well be easy for you, @michelle.gent. I do think writing comes naturally to some, and that writing a book may not feel like the the Sisyphus feat that it is for most. I have always loved the message of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, that to master the craft you need to break it down into manageable bits. This is of course a great lesson in approaching all large projects in life.
New writers have much to learn, and I fundamentally believe in acknowledging that beautiful and sometimes painful experience with eyes wide open. What do they need to learn? How can they master the mechanics so writing does come more naturally? How can we support them in finding their way?
Note that I am a new/old writer myself, having recently returned to the craft after a very long respite, and in the process of fine tuning my skills so I can finally get my work published. For that reason the plight of the struggling, learning writer is near and dear to my heart.
Aw shoot. I just noticed that you stopped following me, @michelle.gent. I apologize if I offended you. I was really just trying to provide an additional point of view and launch an interesting discussion.
If I'm being fair, I should thank you for bringing two of your friends along to join in the discussion you started, but as none of them deigned to upvote the post, I guess I'll leave that where it is.
You haven't offended me, you puzzled me.
I wondered why you'd commented on this post and none of my other works, why you didn't bother upvoting, yet you upvoted the others that agreed with you and why two other people that you resteem on your blog came here when they don't usually come to read my work.
I wondered all of this and then also wondered if they were here just to back-up your points - out of context though the first one was.
Writing a book is easy. Writing a good book that others want to read is the trick.
My posts - all of them - are about getting it right.
I am spread thin. 😊 But I did intend to update this post. I just hadn’t yet. Sorry about that. And I will do so. You clearly spent a lot of time on it and have much to tell new writers from your personal experience. I want to support you in mentoring people who are hungry for knowledge.
Ah, I've found a handy site to help with managing my voting power.
Steemnow
Cool tool!